as in appointment
an agreement to be present at a specified time and place
a midnight assignation between adulterers at a downtown hotel
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Recent Examples of assignation
Taylor was booked into the Polk County Jail on Thursday and was charged with negligent child abuse without bodily harm and soliciting another for prostitution, lewdness or assignation.
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Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 13 May 2025
Madonna, shot in black and white, is seen walking down a hotel hallway toward an assignation, limping slightly in heels and a black raincoat, clutching her head as if in pain.
—Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 15 Apr. 2025
Handsome when not in costume, Chaplin was catnip to women and reckless in his assignations.
—Diane Kiesel, airmail.news, 1 Mar. 2025
Without spoiling much of anything, TVLine can say that an upcoming episode will deal with at least one of the characters’ feelings about the quasi-consensual assignation.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 7 Feb. 2025
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Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 13 May 2025
Madonna, shot in black and white, is seen walking down a hotel hallway toward an assignation, limping slightly in heels and a black raincoat, clutching her head as if in pain.
—Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 15 Apr. 2025
Handsome when not in costume, Chaplin was catnip to women and reckless in his assignations.
—Diane Kiesel, airmail.news, 1 Mar. 2025
Without spoiling much of anything, TVLine can say that an upcoming episode will deal with at least one of the characters’ feelings about the quasi-consensual assignation.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 7 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for assignation
Noun
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Mon Lumière was built as a smart, cost-efficient alternative that complements professional dermatology treatments and supports consistency between appointments.—
William Jones
January 29,
Miami Herald,
29 Jan. 2026
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The companies provide rides to medical appointments for Medicaid members at no cost to the patients, and in a nine-county region around Denver, they’re coordinated by a broker.—
Seth Klamann,
Denver Post,
29 Jan. 2026
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Kickoff times and broadcast information for all of Pitt's games will be announced at a later date.—
Mike Darnay,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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But the momentum extended to the mid-market, too, with Bonhams seeing its strongest week of modern and contemporary art sales to date.—
Jacqui Palumbo,
CNN Money,
27 Jan. 2026
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In addition to going pantsless for her rendezvous, Rihanna decided to repurposes a brown shaggy stole as a makeshift belt, wrapping the accessory around her waist and over her arms.—
Daisy Maldonado,
InStyle,
20 Jan. 2026
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To some, the set design may simply serve as a background to the romantic rendezvous, but to the very critical eyes of our editors, the decor prompted some strong reactions.—
Lauren Arzbaecher,
Architectural Digest,
12 Jan. 2026
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“Assignation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assignation. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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